saturday, november 20

we continued with our plans to go to college station to celebrate katy and tiffany's birthdays. we met up with tiffany, aaron, and katy at wings n more and hung out for the day before the big a&m/nebraska game. the girls decided to try a new bakery in town that was rumored to have good cupcakes. i think i have spoiled my cupcake taste buds because this pumpkin cupcake was decent...but it was no crave pumpkin cupcake!

tuesday, november 16

have you tried the blue bell spiced pumpkin pecan ice cream? you should if you haven't. it tastes like what fall should taste like. yum!

monday, november 15

the perfect meal on a cold day and getting home from work late is something that has cooked all day in the crockpot. here are our porkchops for the evening. what might not look exceptionally appealing to the eye was very delicious to our tastebuds.

sunday, november 14

we went back to crave cupcake today but a new location. with the cooler weather setting in here, i decided to try the pumpkin cupcake, and i was very pleased with my decision.

friday, november 12

a work week is always ended on a good note when we, as coworkers, can hang out at happy hour and just enjoy each other's company without worrying about school-related things. thank goodness for yummy chips and salsa ;)

monday, november 8

we bought a new cook this, not that book with awesome recipes that are mostly 350 calories or less. one of the recipes we have found very delicious is the shrimp quesadillas. i was proud to successfully achieve the right crispiness on the outside and still maintain all of the shrimp, veggies, and cheese on the inside when i flipped them. we had enough for dinner and lunch the next day!

saturday, november 6

i was very proud of all of my cleaning and cooking efforts for our guests on saturday. even though it was not a big deal, i still enjoy making our home presentable to guests. i had a very cute food spread, if i do say so myself, for all of us to enjoy throughout the game. however, i only managed to snap a picture of some of the oreo balls at the end of the game (and the reflection of my phone, evidently). i always get so excited about food i almost always forget to take a picture of something before i eat it. ha!

wednesday, november 3

another cold front moved through today...so much that it looked quite wintry outside. this was a definite sign that we needed cracker barrel for dinner. a new one opened little about a quarter of a mile around the corner from where we live. chicken and dumplins' hit the spot on a cold, rainy night.

wednesday, october 27

our turkey burgers are just too good to only be shared (or eaten) once.

friday, october 22

every friday, we are blessed with free panera breakfast (and donuts and kolaches but i don't count those) from our administration. in case you didn't go during the month of october, panera made their very own ribbon bagels in honor of breast cancer awareness month. i love good food that is also for a good cause.

monday, october 4

fall is one of my favorite times of every year. lee particularly enjoys the fall because one of his favorite fruits is available in stores: honeycrisp apples. these apples are the sweetest out there. if you can still find them in your stores, try one!

sunday, september 26

we discovered the amazing meal that is turkey burgers with homemade guacamole. between the two of us, we make a pretty awesome meal of burgers and homemade fries. yum, yum.

saturday, september 25

i made homemade biscuits for the first time. technically, they were not completely homemade because i did use bisquick mix, but it was the first time i had ever made biscuits not out of a can. they were a little thin but still tasty! plus, the only cutters i have are fall-shaped so we ate pumpkin, acorn, and leaf-shaped biscuits.

sunday, september 12

we ended the weekend with mr joe with breakfast at humble city cafe. humble city cafe reminds me a lot of the city cafe in northport that i miss dearly. they specialize in good, home-cooked food...although i can only personally attest to their breakfast.

what a fun, special weekend. we can't wait for him to come back to visit again!

friday, september 10

mr joe came to spend the weekend with us. after a round of golf for the guys, we all went to dinner at pei wei...mr joe's first time. we also gave him the opportunity to experience tutti frutti. sadly, there are no pictures from the evening.

tuesday, september 7

my wonderful husband surprised me with crave cupcakes when i returned from alabama. i barely had enough self control to make them last more than a day!

thursday, september 2

i won a starbucks gift card at school! all we had to do was reply back first to a question in an email from our librarians. yay for free coffee and caramel apple spices!

wednesday, september 1

i have discovered that my "healthiest" source of caffiene in the mornings is a diet snapple peach tea. i love coffee, but for whatever reason why, i cannot drink it everyday before school without it starting to make me feel funny. however, snapple is a good option...just enough caffeiene to keep me from being too grumpy to the kids in the morning :)

monday, august 30

i am seriously in love with these. they should really pay me for how much i have promoted them. seriously, if you haven't tried pretzel m&m's go out and buy a bag the next time you are in store. i bet you will like them!

thursday, august 26

since moving to kingwood, we have discovered a local establishment that is everyone's favorite: chelsea's deli. they are known for their chicken salad and for good reason. the chicken salad croissant with jalapeno chips on the side is my favorite combination. lee prefers the po boy and says it hits the spot every time.